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How far can scientific experiments on living creatures be justified?
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How far can scientific experiments on living creatures be justified? What is the purpose of all the research and testing being carried out on organisms in today's scientific society? Certainly the world has experienced a fair amount of controversy over this issue and has heard commendable arguments both for and against it. Many questions have been asked. Is it safe enough? Are moral and ethical values preserved during experimentation? Will it serve to "upset the balance of nature"? Are scientists justified when they claim that they are doing experiments to better the lifestyles of today's world or do they use this as a medium to simply take advantage of the human race and other living creatures? According to Darwin's theory of evolution; organisms, through the process of natural selection of genes, will develop only those characteristics that would allow them to be more equipped to survive in the world. This proposed...
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